Texas Caviar: The Ultimate Side Dish -OR- Appetizer!

Last weekend, my sister kicked off the Spring/Summer season with the first official barbeque/pool party of the year. She grilled carne asada (or marinated steak if you have no idea what that is) and everybody else brought all the side dishes and appetizers. I decided to bring Texas Caviar aka Cowboy Caviar aka Black Bean Salad aka Texas Salsa. Whatever you wanna call it, it is GOOD!

Now Texas Caviar is meant to be eaten as an appetizer – you scoop it onto tortilla chips and it’s perfect. What ended up happening was that people were eating it like a side dish…like a cold bean salad! I got lots of compliments on it, and so I thought I’d share it with you.

Now you could serve it just like that, but the dressing really gives it some more pizzazz. To make the dressing, stir the vinegar, oil, sugar, and garlic powder together in a small bowl. Pour dressing over bean mixture, and toss to mix evenly.

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Doesn’t this Texas Caviar sound good? And I love that I made it as an appetizer but people were eating it like a side dish!

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